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Lawyers seek group suit over alleged Uber sex assaults
Focusing on background checks, the lawsuit argues that Uber has created a system within which "bad actors can gain access to vulnerable victims". Reports of alleged sexual assaults by Uber drivers make news headlines several times a month. [Full Article...]
TJX reports flat same-store sales in hurricane-hit Q3
Investec Asset Management Limited accumulated 111,138 shares or 0.04% of the stock. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 480,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,869,138.92. [Full Article...]
Cut-off date set to spend old £10 notes
Now both the old paper £10 note featuring Charles Darwin and the polymer note are in circulation. In August, the Bank of England confessed that it would continue with the use of tallow in future banknotes, the spokesperson noted that Bank "has not taken this decision lightly". [Full Article...]
SWEET: Cashier Helps Man Count Change at Walmart
Spring Herbison Bowlin said her trip to Walmart warmed her heart when she saw the gentleman in front of her pull out lots of change. She said that his hands and voice were shaking as he attempted to take the change out. "'This is not a problem, honey". But Bowlin said the cashier wasn't fazed. According to the viral post , the cashier shook her head and replied, "You shouldn't have to thank m... [Full Article...]
Shares of Buffalo Wild Wings soar on bid reports
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. But if Wall Street rumors are to be believed, the company behind Arby's may soon own a chain famous for something more common - chicken. [Full Article...]
Robbers dig 50-feet tunnel to rob bank
A horizontal tunnel of around 30 feet with a height of around four-and-a-half feet was dug to a spot under the bank locker room. The Bank officials were shocked to open the bank only to find the robbery that already happened on Sunday. Tushar Doshi, deputy commissioner of police (crime), said, "It is impossible to dig a tunnel that ends exactly under the locker room without having an idea about th... [Full Article...]
Bombardier gets second customer for its C series jet in a month
That would raise the number of firm C Series orders to more than 400. The agreement will see EgyptAir buy at least 12 of the CS300 passenger jets, with options to buy a further 12. Bole said, "I think it's a great template and it's something that will be followed extremely closely by the other carriers in the region", he said. [Full Article...]
U.S. leads world in oil and gas production, IEA says
Paris-based IEA predicts that US shale oil producers will boost their output by 8 million barrels a day between 2010 and 2025, an increase that "would match the highest sustained period of oil output growth by a single country in the history of oil markets" - rivaling even the massive increase posted by Saudi Arabia between 1966 and 1981. [Full Article...]